If 30 percent of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) refrigerants are reclaimed for re-use by 2040, approximately 18 billion metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent would be prevented from reaching the atmosphere over the next 25 years, according ...

Technische Gase und Gasetechnik (TEGA), a subsidiary of the Linde Group, has signed an agreement with AS Trust & Holdings to blend the ASHRAE-listed hydrocarbon refrigerants HCR188C/R441A and HCR188C/R443A.
TEGA, based in Wurzburg, Germany, ...

The EPA has announced the coming final approval of HFC-32 (R-32) refrigerant for use in certain refrigeration and air conditioning applications.
This final action addresses President Obama’s Climate Action Plan that calls on EPA’s ...

The EPA has approved new refrigerants used in various kinds of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that offer better climate protection without harming the ozone layer.
Under the authority of the Clean Air Act, ...

Honeywell has launched four new lower-global-warming-potential (GWP) products for applications ranging from supermarket refrigeration to industrial cooling.
The products further expand Honeywell’s Solstice line of ...

The EPA on Friday issued a rule that reduces the domestic production allowances for HCFC-22 to the lowest level ever and proposes a complete phase-out within five years.
HCFCs, or hydrochlorofluorocarbons, are a class of ...

Coca-Cola, Target, DuPont, Honeywell and other major companies along with the White House have announced a series of commitments to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and ...

Companies can voluntarily stop using trichloroethylene (TCE) where it poses a risk to workers and the environment — or the EPA will step in and regulate some uses of the solvent, Bloomberg reports.
The news ...